Hawaii residents angry over N.Korea launch plans

HONOLULU (AP) — Comforted by the U.S. military’s missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the clear island sky like fireworks on the Fourth of July.

But that doesn’t mean the islands’ laid-back beach-goers aren’t worried that a long-range missile could be launched in the direction of Hawaii’s […]

Hawaii missile defense fortified

Interceptors, radar prepared in case of North Korea launch. The U.S. military is positioning more missile defenses around Hawai’i as a precaution against a possible North Korean launch across the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday.

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